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MUMBAI: Indian Railway's two major zones- Western and Central - headquartered in Mumbai, have received a major chunk of the new trains proposed in the 2014-2015 Railway budget presented in the Parliament today. As many as 58 new trains, including five new 'Jansadharan' trains and an equal number of premium group of trains have been proposed in the Rail Budget presented by Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda. The proposed Mumbai- Ahmedabad bullet train service would also fall under Western Railway.

CHENNAI: A woman was killed and 14 others injured, two of them critically, when two low-intensity bombs exploded in a span of five minutes on two coaches of the Bangalore-Guwahati train at the busy Central Railway station here today. The Tamil Nadu government ordered a probe by its special CB-CID wing as police detained a suspect in connection with the blasts. The Guwahati-bound train arrived here late by about an hour at 7.05 AM at Platform No. 9 and in a span of five minutes, two low intensity bombs exploded in S4 and S5 coaches, police said.

MUMBAI: Light to heavy rains after nearly a month-long dry spell brought relief from the sultry weather conditions even as suburban train services on western and central lines were hit today due to the water-logging in some parts following incessant showers. Some express trains of Western Railway were cancelled due to water-logging while local train services of Central Railway were suspended for a short while 10 between Kurla and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) after tracks got submerged between Sion and Kurla.

NEW DELHI: In a Railway Budget focused on enhancing passenger experience, Rail Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday announced multiple initiatives including better ticketing facilities, upgraded stations and cleaner trains. Prabhu increased the funds allotment for passenger amenities by 67%. "We are launching initiatives that will systematically address customer concerns about cleanliness, comfort, accessibility, service quality and speed of trains," Prabhu said. "We are directing our efforts to make travel on Indian Railways a happy experience with a mix of various initiatives," he said in the Rail Budget speech.

THANE: A rail link connecting Kalyan station on Central line with Vashi on the harbour line is on the cards. The link will have an elevated railway track from Kalwa to Digha stations, according to railway sources. This information was given to the newly-elected Kalyan MP Srikant Shinde who visited various railway stations on Central Railway to get the firsthand feel of the facilities at these stations. Kalwa station master S K Gupta gave details of the new proposed railway line.

MUMBAI: To clear extra rush of passengers for the ongoing Kumbh Mela being celebrated at Nashik , the Central Railway (CR) has decided to run daily unreserved special trains with 18 general second class coaches, between Nasik Road to Bhusaval and Itarsi. Train no 01239 special daily will leave Nasik Road at 8.25 PM on daily basis from today to September 30 and will arrive at Bhusaval at 12.50 midnight, CR said in a statement today. Train no 01240 Special will leave Bhusaval at 2.10 PM daily from today to September 30 and will arrive Nasik Road at 9.10 PM same day. Similarly, train no 01241 special daily will leave Nasik Road at 09.10 AM on daily basis from today to September 30 and will arrive at Bhusaval at 7.10 PM same day, it said.

MUMBAI: An average of nine persons lost their lives daily due to accidents, suicides or natural deaths while on the move in suburban Mumbai Railway, the lifeline of the country's financial capital in 2015. The data of 'Accidental Deaths - Year 2014' available with the Government Railway Police (GRP) states 2,221 deaths occurred on Central Railway (CR) network and 1,202 fatalities on the Western Railway (WR). The number of injured was 2,062 on the CR and 1,237 on the WR, the total of which comes to 3,299 last year.

NAGPUR: The Central Railway will run a special train between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) and Nagpur to clear the extra rush on the occasion of Independence Day . Train no. 01013 will depart LTT on August 14 at 4.40 PM and reach Nagpur next day (August 15) at 6.50 AM. It will reach Badnera at 4 AM, Dhamangaon at 4.45 AM, Pulgaon at 5.06 AM and Wardha at 5.40 AM before reaching Nagpur, a release from Nagpur division of Central Railway said here yesterday. Similarly, train no. 01014 will leave Nagpur on August 15 at 9.25 AM and arrive at LTT at 11.15 PM the same day. It will reach Wardha at 10.37 AM, Pulgaon 11.05 AM, Dhamangaon 11.23 AM, Badnera 12.25 PM and reach the destination LTT at 11.15 PM. The train will halt at Kalyan, Igatpuri, Nashik Road, Manmad, Jalgaon, Bhusawal, Malkapur, Akola, Badnera, Dhamangaon, Pulgaon and Wardha.

MUMBAI: Former Union minister Gurudas Kamat today welcomed the announcement of an Elevated Rail Corridor from Churchgate to Virar on Western Railway, in the railway budget. Kamat, MP from Mumbai, said he had proposed this corridor and one from CST to Thane on Central Railway during the visit of the then railway minister Mamata Banerjee to his constituency here in November 2009. Budget at ET: Budget 2012 | Union Budget | Railway Budget 2012 | Budget News | Economic Survey 2012 The proposal for the Central Railway too will be followed up, Kamat said and thanked the Railway Minister for several initiatives like allotment of 1500 fresh coaches for the Mumbai suburban sector, 75 additional suburban train services on the Western and Central Railway lines and plying all trains with 12 car coaches on the Harbour Line.

MUMBAI: Angry commuters torched two private vehicles and pelted stones damaging railway property outside Diwa railway station in Thane district near Mumbai to protest against disruption caused in central railway's suburban service during peak hours on Friday morning. Police had to resort to lathi charge to control the situation. According to latest reports, all motormen (train drivers) working on central railway's main & harbor line have launched an agitation to protest against violence by commuters.